Project Three: Sew 10 Items in 100 days.

I should have called this challenge, how big of a mess can Alyson make of her house in 10 days.  It got pretty bad Sunday when I was finishing up my clutch.   So far the interviews are going well, but I am exhausted from talking about how wonderful I am and what kind of skills I have.  Thanks to some serious coffee this morning for perking me up enough to do it all over again.  However, as soon as I got done this morning, I came back to my house and slept... It was great.

 Sew What! Skirts: 16 Simple Styles You Can Make with Fabulous Fabrics

Let's talk about this project.  I had been wanting a full black skirt for a while to wear when I needed to look a little nicer.  However, I had always wanted to try making a wrap skirt.  In this book, I found instructions on how to make a half circle wrap skirt.  The instructions were clear and easy for me to understand.  The greatest thing about this book, no patterns.  All of the instructions are using measurements, which I enjoy more than paper patterns all over the place.  The instructions are also easily adaptable to make the clothes look however you want!

As for the rest of my outfit:
Blue tank: Gap
Mary Janes: Nine West

Totally Neat - Portland General Store

I have struggled so much with what to name my Tuesday feature that will show off some things or people that I just really enjoy or love.  Whether its awesome style, a product that I couldn't live without or a great gift, I want to feature it here.  I've decided to do a play off my blog name and call it Totally Neat (yes on Tuesday because I like alliterations). 

This Christmas when I was looking around at gifts for Sam, I came across Portland General Store.  Portland General Store is an etsy shop that creates eco friendly personal care products for men in unique scents like Moss, Tabac, Whiskey, and Wood just to name a few.  I got Sam a sampler pack of cologne so that he could wear a few and figure out which ones he liked best.  Sam never wore cologne before, and to be honest the scents from Portland General store aren't that strong.  But what I love is when I get the chance to smell his neck and it smells like Tabac, it makes me happy.  I like that he smells like a man and not froo froo. 

The packaging is unique and rugged.  I think that is why I like it so much.  They also have a women's line of personal care products that I have not tried it but want to order some stuff from this shop as well.  Portland General Store products are available on etsy or in a few shops around the country. 

I will have outfit posts back up tomorrow.  Today I actually had the chance to get up and get dressed and get out of the house!  First day back at work from being sick!  Wish me luck!